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Sasquatch Unleashed
Step into the shadows of the unknown with "Sasquatch Unleashed: The Truth Behind the Legend," where former law enforcement officer and seasoned investigator Brian King-Sharp takes you on a suspense-filled journey to unravel one of nature's most enduring mysteries-the existence of Sasquatch.In this gripping book, King-Sharp weaves together a tapestry of scientific inquiry, personal field research, and captivating storytelling that will leave you questioning the line between myth and reality. With each page, you'll be drawn deeper into a world where footprints loom large in the mud, eerie howls echo through the forest, and fleeting shadows hint at a creature just beyond reach."Sasquatch Unleashed" is not merely a recounting of encounters; it's an exploration of human perception, belief, and our fascination with the creatures that lurk at the edges of our understanding. King-Sharp challenges readers to confront their preconceptions, scrutinize evidence with a critical eye, and join him in seeking answers to questions that have long eluded us.As you navigate through tales of high strangeness and confront the skepticism that shrouds Sasquatch research, prepare for an experience that transcends traditional reading. Hangar 1 Publishing's innovative Immersive Book Technology (IBT) enhances your journey with carefully curated videos at the back of the book-each one designed to complement your reading experience by bringing vivid detail and context to King-Sharp's enthralling investigation."Sasquatch Unleashed: The Truth Behind the Legend" promises more than just words on a page-it offers an immersive adventure that beckons you to delve into realms unseen. Will you heed its call? Discover for yourself-grab your copy today and become part of a story that defies imagination yet demands exploration.
Road pavement deterioration, road testing and formulation
The book you have in your hands provides a comprehensive overview of pavement distress assessment, road testing and asphalt concrete formulation. It is based on more than thirty scientific works published over the last sixty years. The book focuses mainly on the criteria, modes and methods of assessing road pavement deterioration, road identification tests and asphalt concrete formulation techniques. It is aimed at doctoral students, providing them with a comprehensive overview of methods for assessing road pavement deterioration. This will save them time in their research and enable them to quickly and precisely define the program of laboratory experiments for their research work. We also recommend it as an important reference for university lecturers. In general, the concepts presented in this book will be extremely useful and practical for geotechnical engineers.
Environmental Impacts of Stone Extraction for Construction
The relationship between the environment and the activities of the mining industry in Mozambique is regulated by specific legislation such as Decree 26/2004 of August 20, the Environmental Regulation for Mining Activities, the Basic Environmental Management Standards for Mining Activities approved by Ministerial Diploma 189/2006 especially dedicated to Level 1 mining activities, as well as by general environmental legislation (the Framework Law on the Environment - 20/9). In other words, Level 1 mining activities must comply with the basic environmental management standards; Level 2 mining activities the Mining Law (Law 14/2002, of June 26), Article 37, number 1 and the Environmental Regulation for Mining Activities (Decree 26/2004, of August 20), Article 1, numbers 1, 2 and 3. Although the Environmental Regulation for Mining Activities does not stipulate that Level 1 and Level 2 activities must apply for a license, it is to be assumed that all activities that could result in some environmental damage must undergo a pre-assessment.
Small Breath
A journey in poetry through the seasons of the Earth - the changes of the months as well as the turnings of the times. A collection that revels in the connections between nature and humankind, that finds wisdom and wonder in the seasonal spin of our world.
Climate Crisis Unmasked
In this groundbreaking exploration of our planet's most urgent crisis, we journey through the complex tapestry of climate change. From the meticulous research that unveils its chilling consequences to the inspiring stories of individuals and communities driving change, this book offers a panoramic view of our climate's past, present, and uncertain future.With clarity and urgency, it delves into the science, politics, and human dimensions of the climate crisis. It illuminates the innovative solutions and sustainable strategies that promise hope and renewal for our fragile Earth.This is the definitive guide for those seeking to understand, act, and advocate for a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable world. As the call to address climate change intensifies, this book is your indispensable companion on the path to a brighter, cooler, and more compassionate future.
Climate Crisis Unmasked
In this groundbreaking exploration of our planet's most urgent crisis, we journey through the complex tapestry of climate change. From the meticulous research that unveils its chilling consequences to the inspiring stories of individuals and communities driving change, this book offers a panoramic view of our climate's past, present, and uncertain future.With clarity and urgency, it delves into the science, politics, and human dimensions of the climate crisis. It illuminates the innovative solutions and sustainable strategies that promise hope and renewal for our fragile Earth.This is the definitive guide for those seeking to understand, act, and advocate for a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable world. As the call to address climate change intensifies, this book is your indispensable companion on the path to a brighter, cooler, and more compassionate future.
Three Hearts
Three Hearts: An Anthology of Cephalopod Poetry features the lyrical work of 129 contributors, including poems, prose poems, art, and more, inspired by the Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish, Chambered Nautilus, Ammonite, and Nautiloids.This core-sample of contemporary, cephalopod-inspired writing reflects the variety of ways cephalopods intersect with our human lives and enter our creative inner worlds. The poems range in tone and style: heartbreaking, strange, reverent, funny, inspired by facts, steeped in the personal. Some poems feature speakers longing to be a cephalopod, or take on a first-person perspective: human mirror neurons firing empathetically like a squid's reflective iridophores. Many of the narrative pieces focus on a meaningful encounter between a human and a cephalopod. All over the world, in liminal spaces between earth, air, and sea-on the shore, by a tidepool, on a dock, on a boat, while swimming, while diving, in an aquarium, in a lab-so many human beings are having a moment with a cephalopod, which gives me some hope for humanity.-Sierra Nelson, Editor
The Story of Nature
The story of humanity's evolving relationship with the natural world from pre-history to the present day Nature has long been the source of human curiosity and wonderment, and the inspiration for some of our deepest creative impulses. But we are now witnessing its rapid impoverishment, even destruction, in much of our world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Jeremy Mynott traces the story of nature--past, present, and future. From the dramatic depictions of animals by the prehistoric cave-painters, through the romantic discovery of landscape in the eighteenth century, to the climate emergency of the present day, Mynott looks at the different ways in which humankind has understood the world around it. Charting how our ideas about nature emerged and changed over time, he reveals how the impulse to control nature has deep historical roots. As we reach an environmental crisis point, this vital study shows how human imagination and wonder can play a restorative role--and reveal what nature ultimately means to us.
Cilf獺i
Cilf獺i: A Woodland Management and Climate Change guide for Kilvey Hill, Swansea. The second book of the Cilf獺i trilogy is based on extensive GPS and GIS research covering the woodland ecosystems and biodiversity of the post-industrial landscape. Fully academically referenced by the author.Containing species lists, examples of Species and Habitat Action Plans, Bat survey data, and bird presence lists based on over ten years of survey.
Dynamic Aquaria
Dynamic Aquaria: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere, Fourth Edition demonstrates how the living systems modeling of aquatic ecosystems for ecological, biological, physiological research, and ecosystem restoration produce answers to very complex ecological questions. The book describes unique characteristics of water that have allowed carbon chemistry to flourish and evolve life over 4 billion years, along with current disruptions such as global warming, overfishing, and chemical pollution. New content in this edition includes the use of LED lighting, DNA sequencing in microcosm construction and analysis, and the expansion of the bioengineered tool Algal Turf Scrubbing (ATS) to combat global pollution problems. The book also features new information on marine calcification, research microcosms, thermogeography, and methods of water movement for minimizing plankton loss. It supports a deeper biological and ecological intelligence among the human population to better understand the processes behind environmental issues.
Coping with the food crisis in Kakamega County, Kenya. Global causes and local action
Master's Thesis from the year 2023 in the subject Earth Science / Geography - Geopolitics, grade: 1,1, University of Bonn (Geograhisches Institut), language: English, abstract: When following the news and scientific publications over the years it became evident that humanity faces an increasing number of global crises that affect many regions all over the world. The objective of this master thesis is to examine: 'What constitutes the food crisis in Kakamega County, Kenya?'. Climate change, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, and the COVID-19 pandemic were the main global crises considered in the research in this thesis. The data were collected during a three-week research stay in Kakamega County, which was supported by the German NGO Welthungerhilfe. Kakamega County in Western Kenya is of particular interest because it is part of the so-called 'food basket' of Kenya which is considered to be the fertile region of the country. The main method was set on interviews with different actors in the local food system. These revealed the current state of food security in Kakamega County, the factors influencing it and the different coping strategies. For the interpretation of the results the main concept of food security was applied: It examines the food availability, access to food, its utilization and stability. The conceptual work was completed with the critical view of political ecology and vulnerability approaches.
Mapping Partition
MAPPING PARTITION "A hugely productive partnership between geography and history, 'Mapping Partition' does a great service to the field of Partition studies - it leaves us in no doubt about both the long-term cartographical processes that contributed to how South Asia was divided in 1947, and the importance of bringing a geographer's insights to bear on this complex history of boundary making." Professor Sarah Ansari, Professor of History (South Asia), Royal Holloway University of London "Fitzpatrick produces spatial readings of partition's knowledge formations, geopolitical imaginaries, administrative cartography, and legal geographical expertise. These enrich the histories and geographies of partition through painstaking archival, textual, and visual analysis which will resonate far beyond historical geography and South Asian studies." Professor Stephen Legg, Professor of Historical Geography, University of Nottingham Mapping Partition delivers the first in-depth geographical account of the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. The book explores the impact of colonial geography and geographers on the boundary, both during the partition process and in the period preceding it. Drawing on extensive archival research, Hannah Fitzpatrick argues that colonial geographical knowledge underpinned the partition process in heretofore unacknowledged ways. The author also discusses the consequences of placing different ethnic, communal, and linguistic groups onto the colonial map and the growing importance of majority and minority populations in representative democratic politics. Mapping Partition: Politics, Territory and the End of Empire in India and Pakistan is required reading for students and researchers studying geography, colonial and imperial history, South Asian studies, and interdisciplinary border studies.
Thrift
Alison Lock's new collection Thrift grows out of a very sad place where her 'communing in slow grief' for the earth and its vanishing creatures is as painful as a personal bereavement. The collection's poems are grouped into three sections: Rue, Thrift and Sage - herbal names which suggest a spiritual journey from despair through frugal sustainability to a potentially more hopeful future.
Climate Change Education
This collection offers innovative approaches to using popular forms of storytelling as a lens for teaching about climate change. Contributors share their classroom experiences and guidance about how to engage students in productive conversations about the future with empathy and agency.
Geography Postcards
Inspired by studies in Cultural Geography, this paper presents the results of a study interested in outlining the importance of Fieldwork in Geography for the training of geographers and the circumstances surrounding this methodology in contemporary times. Considering the purposes of this study, we identified the main data from the Boletim Paulista de Geografia (No. 84), which points us towards reflecting on the similarities in the discussions that figure as theoretical-methodological subsidies on Fieldwork in/for Geography. The themes and concepts collected indicate that, despite the plurality of experiences in Fieldwork, it remains under constant construction, evolving and constituting itself in accordance with the very construction of geographical science, thus allowing us to advance in the analysis of Fieldwork in Cultural Geography, that is, the systematization of humanistic ideas and their applicability in Fieldwork. To this end, the "Postal Geography" project will be proposed as a way of showcasing fieldwork experiences in Geography.
Building Trust, Situating Repair
Nature conservation is often framed as an ecological problem in need of repair. With both material and discursive dimensions, repairing things involves repairing people's orientation to those things. As such, nature conservation can be understood as a negotiation between different orientations to ecological problems.This publication seeks to understand the negotiation through trust, the analysis of which situates repair in a particular setting. Empirically, the book is structured around an encounter that unfolded over the course of a single day between white commercial farmers and experts belonging to various government departments, universities and an NGO working in a South African nature reserve. By moving through the situation se-quence-by-sequence the author captures the relationship between trust and repair vis-?-vis the material forces that structured the situation, and the discursive methods that actors used to repair a degraded ecology.Originally from Makhanda (South Africa), James Merron grew up in Botswana and the United States. After his Master's degree, he lectured at Stellenbosch University in 2012. By 2023, he earned a PhD and then post-doc position at the University of Basel. He is associated with the Centre for African Studies Basel (Switzerland) and his work is based on exploring the relationship between science, technology and society.
Rocks, Gems, and Minerals
Discover the Dazzling World of Rocks, Gems, and Minerals!Fascinated by the Earth's Natural Treasures? Dive into the vivid and diverse universe of rocks, crystals, and minerals. Whether you're a budding enthusiast or an aspiring expert, this comprehensive guide is your key to unlocking the secrets of the Earth's most captivating creations.What Lies Beneath: Unearth the beauty and science behind stunning amethysts, gleaming calcites, and more. Explore the fascinating fields of petrology and geochemistry as you journey through the fascinating world of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.Your Guide to the Gems: Master the identification of various mineral types and crystal systems.Learn the nuances of distinguishing quartz, chalcedony, and agate.Discover the rich tapestry of precious and semi-precious gemstones.Beyond the Surface: Gain insights into the intriguing world of mining and polishing rare stones.Unravel the mysteries of tektites and meteorites, the celestial visitors.Knowledge at Your Fingertips: Packed with valuable information, this book is a must-have for anyone keen on deepening their understanding of these magnificent Earth materials. Elevate your knowledge and transform your relationship with nature.Begin Your Geological Adventure! Expand your mind and discover the wonders of rocks, crystals, and minerals. Click "Add to Cart" now and embark on an enlightening journey into the heart of the Earth!
Phragmites Australis Seed Germination Strategy
Phragmites australis, capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction, widely distributes along the tidal flat gradient in the Dongtan coastal salt marsh wetlands of Chongming. To examine whether P. australis display cross-generational adaptation, seeds from different tidal flat habitats were collected and stored under various temperature. Subsequently, the effects of soil properties in the original habitats, seed storage temperature and salinity conditions on seed germination strategies were explored. When the salinity up to 150/00, the germination rate of P. australis seeds was 1.3% - 7.7%. Low seed-storage temperatures (4 C) significantly enhanced germination rates and potentials, compared to those stored at room temperature (20 C). Soil salinity and water content were major factors influenced germination rates after storing seeds at 4 C. However, germination rates and potentials were positively correlated with the soil P content. Meanwhile, the seed germination indexes and speeds were more significantly affected by the room temperature. Both seed storage temperatures and the tidal flats had a positive direct impact on the germination parameters of seeds. However, soil N/P had a positive indirect effect on the seed germination parameters only at the lower seed-storage temperature. The results indicated that vernalization (low-temperature seed storage) differentially promoted the germination of P. australis seeds collected from the tidal flat gradient in a subtropical marine monsoon climate salt marsh area and demonstrated cross-generational adaptation. Consequently, using seeds collected from P. australis populations along the tidal flat gradient to restore the original population could be considered an effective and economical method.
Digressions in Deep Time
"Deep time" is a term which attempts to capture temporal scales far beyond human comprehension. These are stretches of time epitomised by geological and cosmic scale processes, vast enough to make the entirety of human existence appear as little more than a footnote. The past few years have seen a boom in texts dedicated to the study of deep time, extending across a broad range of disciplines which fall markedly outside of its geological roots. These studies are unified by two ideas in particular: that deep time thinking and ecocriticism should be considered in conjunction, and that literature and the arts play a vital role in fostering a deep time awareness. Digressions in Deep Time is the first collection of essays which considers the multifarious representations of deep time across literature and the arts, assembling the work of a wide range of prominent scholars whose research frequently engages with temporality and ecocriticism. Featured contributions include work by the Pulitzer-prize winning author John McPhee, who popularised the term deep time in the late seventies, as well as chapters by Richard Irvine (author of An Anthropology of Deep Time), Benjamin Morgan (author of The Outward Mind) and Andrew Tate (author of Apocalyptic Fiction).
Religious Horror and the Ecogothic
Religious Horror and the Ecogothic explores the intersections of Anglophone Christianity and the Ecogothic, a subgenre that explores the ecocritical in Gothic literature, film, and media. Acknowledging the impact of Christian ideologies upon interpretations of human relationships with the environment, the Ecogothic in turn interrogates spiritual identity and humanity's darker impulses in relation to ecological systems. Through a survey of Ecogothic texts from the eighteenth century to the present day, this book illuminates the ways in which a Christianized understanding of hierarchy, dominion, fear, and sublimity shapes reactions to the environment and conceptions of humanity's place therein. It interrogates the discourses which inform environmental policy, as well as definitions of the "human" in a rapidly changing world.
Economic Futures
The life of our planet has reached a critical stage. Its survival depends on our ability to rethink our relationship with ecology, and create a new economy which does not rely on economic growth, and supports care and sustainability for our planet. This book examines histories of alternative economic theories to advocate for different ways of economic distribution that do not keep producing emissions. It calls into question our philosophy of time, our relationship with ecology, and the original creation of debt, interest, and ways of avoiding exponential economic growth. The author uses ideas from Maori philosophy, Mesopotamian finance and quantum mechanics to set out a new basis for economic theory which is no longer set up on greedy individualism, or a hierarchical trickle-down effect, or even overall economic growth. Instead, this new materialist philosophy emphasises the integration of humanity and the ecosystem, and sets out to create a philosophy of economics built on interconnection and care.
Climate-Just Behavior
This book highlights the obstacles to and potential for a just transformation as a way out of the current climate crisis.This volume examines the barriers, opportunities and incentives around the pursuit of climate-just behavior, based on a comprehensive interdisciplinary and integrative analysis. It investigates how the gap between expressing concern about the climate crisis and giving it a high priority within the context of everyday behavior can be overcome. At the same time, it looks at the challenging politico-economic framework conditions such as the strong economic growth and profit orientation of capitalism. Although justice is a fundamental human motive, which should induce climate-just behavior, system justification is common and makes people rather justify their unjust behavior. In this book, a general and systemic framework on human behavior is provided, including internal factors, such as knowledge and psychological needs, external factors, such as socio-cultural and politico-economic factors, feedback loops and interactions. The authors draw on multiple theories to examine how denial and moral disengagement affect individual responsibility, despite real-world evidence of the climate crisis. The book highlights the role of emotions in encouraging a pro-environmental response and discusses solutions on both the individual and the collective level, such as transparency laws. Moreover, making climate-friendly options more accessible, affordable and convenient facilitates behavior change more effectively. Overall, this book presents knowledge-based, realistic approaches to surmounting these obstacles in order to achieve a more climate-just world.Climate-Just Behavior will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, climate justice, environmental geography and environmental psychology.
Paddleways of Mississippi
Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the state's geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddleways--its rivers, rills, creeks, and streams--are its arteries, its lifeblood, and the connective tissues that tie its stories and histories together and flood them with a sense of place and impel them along the current of time. The rivers provide structure for the telling of stories. In Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State, readers will discover flowing details of virtually every waterway in the state--the features, wildlife, vegetation, geology, hydrology, and specific challenges to be expected--alongside many wonderful historical and social accounts specific to each system. Interviews and oral histories enliven these waterways with evocative scenery, engaging anecdotes, interesting historical tales, and personal accounts of the people and communities that arose along the waterways of Mississippi. Part natural history, part narrative nonfiction, Paddleways of Mississippi will appeal to outdoor enthusiasts, anglers, naturalists, campers, and historians, and is suitable for novices as well as experts. Told together, the pieces included are a social and ecological history that exposes and deepens the connection coursing between the people and the rivers.
Trees are Bridges to the Sky
Industrial culture casts humans as parasites: devouring our living home. Yet endless metaphors exist. Other cultures and species widening spirals of abundance show us we are also fruit: gifts from the Earth to our future. Whether the edge of our lives, civilization, and species is a cliff to catastrophe or a bridge to our higher selves will depend on the seeds we sow in the soil of this moment. The quality of our seeds does not arise from wealth or technology, but through the unending labor of personal and cultural transformation.
Nanostructured Materials and Advanced Processes for Application in Water Purification
Water contamination via heavy metal ions, organic pollutants, and pathogens is a severe threat worldwide, disturbing or threatening both human health and ecosystems even in very small concentrations. Thus, improving water quality is a crucial topic, with both social and economic benefits. In recent years, the use of nanostructured materials to improve water purification systems has been increasingly considered. Nanostructured materials are promising candidates since their nano-scaled nature has important features.
Advances in Renewable Energy Research and Applications
This Reprint covers a wide range of essential areas, including green hydrogen solutions, renewable energy resources, sustainable solutions, energy generation, efficiency, and management. Each chapter examines the latest advancements, strategies, and innovations, offering insights into sustainable practices and their integration with simulation models. These topics play vital roles in tackling environmental challenges, reducing carbon footprints, and achieving a greener future. By bringing together expertise from various disciplines, this Reprint aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange to address the global need for sustainable solutions.
Applied Geophysics in Hydrocarbon Exploration, Energy Storage and CCUS
This reprint "Application of Geophysical Data Interpretation in Geological and Mineral Potential Mapping" published by MDPI, is a compilation of scientific papers on new interpretation results and technical developments in geophysical methods such as seismic and multiphysics approaches applied to hydrocarbon exploration, CCUS, and energy storage (including geothermal). More specifically, the papers in this compilation addressed three main problems: exploration case studies from a regional to a local scale; reservoir characterization and monitoring; and carbon capture and energy storage.
Entire of itself? Towards an environmental history of Islands
Place-centric island historiesThe study of islands is booming. Small wonder: islands have played a key role in the history of continents, have been crucial locales of state-making, have served dictatorships as sites of prison systems and have acted as frontiers and stepping stones of empires. However, the role that island environments have played in creating and shaping these histories has so far received little attention. To understand why an island became a penal colony, an atomic test site or a tourist destination we need to take a close look at its environmental peculiarities: its physical shape, its geology, its climate, its flora and fauna, and its position vis-?-vis other places. And to more deeply comprehend an island's place in history we must consider the changing ways in which it was perceived, used, valued or dismissed, protected or mistreated over time.Through fourteen stories of islands and archipelagos from around the globe Entire of Itself? Towards an Environmental History of Islands showcases islands as dynamic entities that both shape history and are shaped by it. Covering time periods from antiquity to the present day, Entire of Itself? attempts a group portrait of this exceptional category of places in the context of environmental history. Exploring the intertwined temporal, material and identity layers of island environments, and their transformations in response to human endeavours of conservation, exploitation and experimentation, the contributions in this volume challenge the traditional center-periphery perspective, and instead take an island-centred approach, delving into both the islands' own stories and their role in larger historical developments.
Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault
The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault--and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agriculture: Now updated with a new chapter by the author and photos from recent improvements in the facilities.Author Cary Fowler, father of the Global Seed Vault, was named a 2024 World Food Prize Laureate.Closer to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-meter long tunnel chiseled out of solid stone is a room filled with humanity's precious treasure, the largest and most diverse seed collection ever assembled: more than a half billion seeds containing the world's most prized crops, a safeguard against catastrophic starvation.The Global Seed Vault, a visionary model of international collaboration, is the brainchild of Cary Fowler, renowned scientist, conservationist, and biodiversity advocate. In SEEDS ON ICE, Fowler tells for the first time the comprehensive inside story of how the "doomsday seed vault" came to be, while the breathtaking photographs offer a stunning guided tour not only of the private vault, but of the windswept beauty and majesty of Svalbard and the enchanting community of people in Longyearbyen.With growing evidence that unchecked climate change will seriously undermine food production and threaten the diversity of crops around the world, SEEDS ON ICE offers a personal and passionate reminder that we shouldn't take our reliance on the world of plants for granted--and that, in a very real sense, the future of the human race rides on this frozen and indispensable biodiversity.
Rockhounding
Dive into the world of rocks, gemstones, and fossils!Do you love rocks, gems, and fossils? Have you ever thought about where they come from and how they form?Do you want to learn more about rock hunting and collecting but are unsure where to start?If you answered yes to any of these questions, get ready because Rockhounding is exactly what you need. Whether a novice or a seasoned rockhound, this book contains all the knowledge and tools you need to get started.In this book, you will: Discover the different types of rocks, minerals, gems, agates, and fossils, and learn how to identify them.Find the best places to search for them and how to recognize signs of mineral deposits.Learn about the tools and equipment you need to begin your rockhounding adventure and how to use them safely and effectively.Discover techniques for cleaning, preserving, and displaying your specimens to showcase their natural beauty.Explore rockhounding's rich history, science, and artistic aspects, and learn about famous rocks and minerals.If you closely follow all the tips and suggestions in this book, you will definitely set yourself up for success in your rock-hunting endeavors.
Hydrology and Water Resources in Agriculture and Ecology
The agricultural sector uses the largest share of freshwater of any industry, and contributes greatly to global food security. However, the water available for agriculture and natural ecosystems has been decreasing in most parts of the world due to the increasing water demands of domestic and industrial activities. A systemic study on hydrology and water resources in terms of agriculture and ecology will provide a basis for food security and ecosystem security. This preprint explores the recent advancements in the areas of hydrology and water resources in agriculture and ecology. It covers a wide range of topics, including crop water requirements, drought assessment, ecohydrology and environmental hydrology, river hydrology, forest hydrology, groundwater, soil water, channel leakage, cropland hydrology, drainage, hydrodynamics, hydropedology, nutrient loss, soil physics, water balance, and water footprints. With its multidisciplinary approach and comprehensive coverage, this reprint serves as a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, and engineers working in the fields of agricultural hydrology, ecohydrology, and water resources.
One Summer Morning in My Garden
After acquiring a little plot of land surrounded by dry-stone walls, the author reminisces the experiences and sensations of the past nine months spent to transform the barren green space into an English garden paradise. Her memories and immediate observations bubble up in her mind over the three hours she spends sitting in her garden one summer morning while waiting for her new friends, the former owners of the plot, to turn up for their very first visit. The garden layout is meant to be a surprise for them because they last saw their land the year earlier, before they sold it to the author. The encounter of the former owners with the new proprietor, the writer, leads the latter to finally discover the reasons behind the sale. The motives are a real eye opener and truly astounding and they point to one and only one entity, the Spirit of the Place, otherwise known as Genius Loci, who plotted lovingly behind the scenes to lure its guests all together in order to ensure its potential to flourish and to be cherished.
Advanced Research on Internal Combustion Engines and Engine Fuels
Internal combustion (IC) engines are the power devices most used in the fields of transport, engineering machinery, stationary power generation, etc. They have been evolving continuously over the past few decades and still have great potential to further improve to reach the ultimate goal of zero emissions. This Special Issue on the subject of "Advanced Research on Internal Combustion Engines and Engine Fuels" is dedicated to sharing recent progress and findings from the engine research community, covering the entirety of the wide scope of engine- and fuel-related research, i.e., diesel spray characteristics, combustion technologies for low- and zero-carbon fuels, advanced combustion modes, the additive effects of fuel, engine operation under extreme conditions, advanced materials and manufacturing.
Ecologizing Education
Ecologizing Education explores how we can reenvision education to meet the demands of an unjust and rapidly changing world. Going beyond "green" schooling programs that aim only to shape behavior, Sean Blenkinsop and Estella Kuchta advance a pedagogical approach that seeks to instills eco-conscious and socially just change at the cultural level. Ecologizing education, as this approach is called, involves identifying and working to overcome anti-ecological features of contemporary education. This approach, called ecologizing education, aims to develop a classroom culture in sync with the more-than-human world where diversity and interdependency are intrinsic.Blenkinsop and Kuchta illustrate this educational paradigm shift through the real-world stories of two public elementary schools located in British Columbia. They show that this approach to learning starts with recognizing the environmental and social injustices that pervade our industrialized societies. By documenting how ecologizing education helps children create new relationships with the natural world and move toward mutual healing, Blenkinsop and Kuchta offer a roadmap for what may be the most potent chance we have at meaningful change in the face of myriad climate crises. Timely, practical, and ultimately inspirational, Ecologizing Education is vital reading for any parent, caregiver, environmentalist, or educator looking for wholistic education that places nature and the environment front and center.
Innovative Research Approaches & Practices towards Sustainable Land Management, Preservation & Restoration
Sustainable Land Management (SLM) is vital for soil health, biodiversity, and resilience. Climate change and human activity both accelerate land degradation, prompting urgent action according to the IPCC Climate Change Report (2023). The Mission Board for Soil Health and Food and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) reveal that 60-70% of EU soils are unhealthy. Global climate change and land degradation may displace 700 million people by the year 2050, highlighting the need for safeguarding land for Nature's Contributions to People (NCPs); this need for safeguarding is further emphasized by the support for SLM of both global and European initiatives. The concept of "One Health" relates soil health to ecosystems and human health, while the seventeen SDGs of the 2030 Agenda integrate different land aspects. Land is central to research and innovation in the EU, as is the green-digital transition. The EU Soil Strategy for 2030, the upcoming Soil Health Law, and the EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) underpin strategies like the Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the Climate Adaptation Strategy, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Forest Strategy, the Organic Action Plan, the New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and the Circular Economy Action Plan, all of which are integral to the European Green Deal. This Special Issue aims to provide a unique reference point that explores innovative methodologies, case studies, and reviews, examining diverse sustainable land management concepts.
Natural Hazards and Disaster Risks Reduction
This reprint contains a collection of articles showing how the environmental processes governing the Earth's system can induce the formation of sudden and severe natural phenomena as their most violent expression. Their impact is unevenly distributed over the Earth's surface because of the presence of complex overlapping global or local endogenous and exogenous factors. Climate change and anthropogenic forcing can directly or indirectly exacerbate most of the occurrences at different spatial and temporal scales in the tropospheric area. When such phenomena interact directly with inhabited areas and society, different risk scenarios can develop even for human life itself. The degree of safety in a community is determined by the differential exposure to these events and the level of preparation based on awareness and perception. The social development and uncontrolled (or poorly regulated) spatial growth of human activities via the consumption of soil and natural resources have further contributed to creating vulnerability, increasing the challenges of conscious societies in coping with severe natural processes and their effects. As a whole, all the papers collected here highlight how the protection of territory, in its social and environmental complexity, is ultimately a key element for the pursuit of sustainable development.
Landscape Governance in the Age of Social Media
At the end of the 20th century, documents such as the World Heritage Guidelines or the European Landscape Convention proposed new and challenging ways of conceptualizing landscape assessment and governance. At the same time, social media has become a rich source of data that has had an impact on how we view spaces. Currently, many researchers are advocating the value of social media data to better understand ecosystem service provision, use, and intensity. This Special Issue explores the relationship between contemporary forms of landscape valuation and governance and present-day social media. The collected papers provide a wide range of answers to questions relevant to today's world: Is social media useful for governments to identify and adapt to changes in land use, mobility patterns, or landscape meaning? Does it lead to a more democratic understanding of landscape and its conservation? Does it help local communities express their feelings about government policies? Are any of these factors in line with the concepts of international organizations, such as IUCN, UNESCO, or the Council of Europe?
Environmental Protection by Aerobic Granular Sludge Process
Wastewater treatment stands out as a pivotal solution for safeguarding public health and the environment. Aerobic granular sludge, as an alternative to conventional activated sludge, offers superior benefits in treatment efficacy, facility space efficiency, and energy utilization. Despite being a relatively novel approach to wastewater treatment, aerobic granular sludge technology has undergone extensive research over the past two decades. However, its real-world application has not reached the anticipated levels of adoption. Moreover, the impact of various operational strategies and processes on the properties of the granules and the treatment performance for different types of wastewater, especially regarding nutrient removal, remains somewhat ambiguous.This Special Issue discusses the performance of aerobic granular sludge for nutrient removal and pharmaceutical wastewater treatment in continuous or batch operating modes, as well as at laboratory, pilot, and even large scales. A key area of focus is the long-term stability of the aerobic granules. Additionally, this Issue explores the treatment and management of waste aerobic granular sludge using anaerobic digestion. Serving as a concise overview of the current research on aerobic granules, this Special Issue provides an insightful snapshot into the latest advancements in using aerobic granules for environmental protection.
The Role of Mineral Elements in the Crop Growth and Production
With the ever-increasing global population, the challenge of sustainably meeting the escalating demand for food is more critical than ever. This pressing issue necessitates the optimization of plant mineral nutrition, which is pivotal for enhancing agricultural productivity, improving resource efficiency, and fostering environmental stewardship. In this Reprint, we bring together key insights from a Special Issue of Agronomy, underscoring the crucial role that mineral elements play in crop growth and production. The collection emphasizes innovative management strategies aimed at harmonizing the supply of mineral elements with crop requirements. The cornerstone of sustainable agriculture rests on three pillars: enhancing nutrient acquisition, tailoring nutrient application to specific needs, and adopting an integrated plant-soil perspective. Such strategies are indispensable for capitalizing on mineral nutrition to advance sustainable agricultural practices, thereby ensuring food security and promoting environmental sustainability. The individual papers in this Reprint offer reports on the latest research advancements or comprehensive reviews of existing knowledge. Drawing from a diverse range of disciplines, these articles together aim to deepen our understanding of the importance of mineral elements in crop growth and production.
Regional Sustainable Development of Yangtze River Delta, China
This reprint focuses on the sustainable development of the Yangtze River Delta region. The reprint encompasses the exploration of the evolutionary state of the human-land relationship through the study of human-nature coordination and promotes the coupling and coordination of human-land systems, carbon peaking, and carbon neutrality in the Yangtze River Delta in the context of climate change, urban-rural coordination, and rural revitalization as well as territorial space optimization and natural resource management.
Exploring Political Ecology
This book explores some of the conditions and underlying causes of the multiple environmental crises facing humanity. Rooted in anthropology, but multidisciplinary in scope, it surveys the socio-cultural and socio-economic errors, foibles, and follies that brought us to these circumstances.
Environmental Systems and Societies for the IB Diploma
Developed in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate(R) Ensure full coverage of the updated syllabus with a coursebook that implements inquiry-based and conceptually-focused teaching and learning, written by highly experienced global authors. - Explore the three key concepts in the new course: perspectives, systems and sustainability which allow students to deepen their understanding and make interdisciplinary connections throughout, with HL content clearly signposted. - Prepare students for assessment with a range of options: exam-style questions, top tip boxes and hints to help avoid common mistakes. - Integrate TOK into lessons and create opportunities for cross-curriculum study with case studies, real world examples and up-to-date data. - Provide plenty of practise with activities, review questions and chapter summaries allowing students to recap themes and test knowledge. - Enable students to feel confident in course terminology with ESL support, definitions, key terms and a glossary.
Theory and Applications of MIMO Radar
This Special Issue serves as a compendium of the most recent advancements in the field of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radars, including a wide array of high-potential research domains. These areas span across both theoretical frameworks and practical applications. Its key focal points include MIMO radar waveform design, MIMO signal detection, parameter estimation and imaging, as well as MIMO clutter and jamming suppression techniques. The primary objective of this Special Issue is to stimulate the generation of innovative ideas while fostering enhanced communication and collaboration opportunities among students and researchers actively involved in the field of MIMO radar research.
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Use and Perception of Urban Green Space
The worldwide spread of COVID-19 in 2020 posed severe challenges in the realm of public health and also resulted in social limitations, such as on access to parks and other public open spaces. The restrictions on movement and lockdowns that were imposed by many governments had profound implications, altering not only the frequency and purpose of urban green space visitation, but also the social and psychological effects which such green spaces had on citizens. This Special Issue gathered recent studies on how the need, perception and usage of green spaces have been impacted by the pandemic and the restriction measures, in order to provide insights and guidance for administrators and policy makers to manage future crisis situations. A total of 15 papers examine the effects of COVID-19 in different countries and even continents, offering various research methodologies and reflections on the role of urban green spaces in daily life. One of the recurring themes is that there is a general need to guarantee equitable access to these valuable resources, especially in times of societal disruption. The opportunities for relaxation, social interaction and spiritual regeneration are indeed important benefits that such natural amenities can offer, but they are very much dependent on the design and particular qualities of the space, which may decisively influence the level of satisfaction and engagement by users. It is our hope that by encouraging a communal discussion on the planning and management of urban green spaces, we can increase the resilience of both our cities and the natural environment on which they depend.
Grain Size and Bioclogging Effect on the Permeability of Sandy Porous Media
Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Geology, Mineralogy, Soil Science, University of Manchester, course: Chemical Engineering with Design, language: English, abstract: The effect of bacteria activity on flow properties in porous media have been documented in the past. Although some of such effects were viewed as negative in some applications, such as water treatment systems and aquifer recharge these effects have been found useful in the water flooding process for enhanced oil recovery, the so called microbial enhanced oil recovery MEOR. MEOR is influenced by the clogging ability of microbes such that they are used to clog high permeability zones in the reservoir, thereby redirecting the flow of water into areas of low permeability. Aside from the ability of bacteria in pores clogging other factors affect the effectiveness of the MEOR including the grain size of the formation media, the nutrient availability and the physical and chemical properties of environment. In this project, the effect of grain size on the bioclogging and corresponding alternation of the hydraulic properties of porous media are investigated. Also the visual effect of microbial growth on the various grain sizes is observed using a Scanning Electron Microscope. Three sands of different grain sizes and texture are used to conduct the experiments with the average grain size of 166μm, 355μm and 1440μm. Microbes were allowed to grow in sand column with sucrose as carbon source and SEM images were taken on the last day.
Weather Things you Always Wanted to Know
Did you look up at the sky today, or check a weather forecast? We can't avoid the influences and impacts of weather. It controls transportation, recreation, aviation, and your planned vacation. Weather is a big factor in our moods, sometimes from something as simple as the difference between a sunny, mild day, and a cloudy, wet day. Weather plays a tremendous role in everyday life around the planet, with extreme cost in dollars and lives when events like hurricanes, ice storms, tornadoes, or heatwaves impact communities and regions. Nearly all living creatures and plants contend with cycles and patterns in our atmosphere. We can't escape weather, so we need to understand it. Weather Things you Always Wanted to Know answers the full spectrum of common weather questions, in simple language for adults down to high school students. It's a full lesson in the science of meteorology without a lot of math, and without tuition!
Edible Wild Plants
This book is dedicated to the world of edible wild plants and the easiest ways to find them in the wild. You'll use it as a comprehensive guide to making the best use of these plants, whether you find them in the wild or growing in your backyard. After reading this book, you will know how to get started with foraging and growing your own vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds. You will learn: How to identify safe edible plants in the wildHow to identify poisonous plantsHow to gather fruits and nutsHow to avoid poisonous plantsHow to harvest wild plantsNature has always been an abundant treasure trove of resources. But with the arrival of science and technology, society has steered away from natural methods and preferred to live within industrial comfort.This guidebook on foraging will teach you exactly what you need to know to prepare yourself on the path to resilience and sustainability. The author blends real world stories with humor and information in a way that no one has before!
British Rivers
Originally published in 1981, this book describes and interprets the physical nature of British rivers and is authored by leading authors from universities, the Institute of Hydrology and a water Authority.
